Light Meters > Photography & Photoshopping

Posted: 3/6/2012 7:23:37 AM EDT

Gents,

Looking for a light meter. Never used one. I'm looking for something that is easy to use. I have NO experience with light meters so I don't know what to get or what features are desireable. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:43:43 PM EDT

[#1]

What do you intend to do with it? Off camera flash?

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:01:25 PM EDT

[#2]

I'll mainly be using it for indoor studio setting. White light and strobes.

I may use it from time to time for flash and ambient light, but the main purpose is for indoor studio setting.

Thanks

Posted: 3/8/2012 12:37:48 PM EDT

[#3]

Any suggestions?

Posted: 3/8/2012 1:13:34 PM EDT

[#4]

Well, you need something that will be able to trigger your lighting wirelessly...Sekonic is the standard I guess. I just use a cheapo Gossen for my cameras without meters, but I don't really touch studio lighting...so, in other words, I don't know anything helpful...

Posted: 3/8/2012 1:57:37 PM EDT

[#5]

I have a Sekonic L-358, and have been very satisfied with it. Don't use it a lot, but when I do, it works perfectly.

Posted: 3/9/2012 6:52:56 PM EDT

[#6]

I have barely used my light meter since I went digital. Seems just as easy to snap a photo and look at the histogram just to make sure it's not over exposed. I do think it can be a good tool for learning lighting ratios though.

Truthfully, any of today's digital light meters will work just fine. I still have the very first one I ever bought way back in the early 90's and it still works just fine.

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